HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933.
CLUB GIVE SEASON'S WORST DISPLAY OF SHOOTING
SIX NEW RECORDS
IN SURFBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP
W. BUTT RETAINS. TWO TITLES
(By "Surfer")
Furnishing a spectacular dis- play for the onlookers, the Hongkong Surfboard Cham- pionships, which took place at Causeway Bay yesterday, were highly successful.
A crowd lined tho sen wall, and if their yells indicated anything, the n'a half mile event was the most.
programme. exciting of the
Bit Butt retained his title, but only by a margin of 1 4/6 seconds. Dick Mainard proved to be the challenger, At the half way mark, Butt led the Acid by about 35 yards, whilst May- nard had a three yards ndvantage over Pagot and Roza-Pereira who were paddling level.
As Butt passed the dag marking the distanos 200 yards from the finish, Maynard had closed the lead to 20 yards, and proceeded in a business- like fashion to overtake the champion. Ifo all but accomplished it, and paddled a very fino.raco.
The time whs 5 minutest seconds, as compared with the old record of
UNLUCKY.
The start of the ladies race in the Surfboard Paddling Champion- abipe at Causeway Bay hold yesterday. Miss Doria Hunt, the winner, can be Leon taking the lead. (Photo: Ming Yuen). under the previous record, the new) Gigures of 34 seconds was not good as anticipated..
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RELAY RECORDS. Butt, thanks to his quick start, won again, with Paget only a yard behind and Lawrence a close third. Thirty four seconds was the time returned as compared with the old record of 16 2/5.
relay
The V.R.C. ladies relay team raced against the clock to improve their previous. Line and did so in smart fashion. Their new figures were 3.82 as ogatost 4.21-a vast improvement,
The old record for the men's also went west. The new record is 2.23 as against 8.03, and it was during this event that Bult was clocked 33 seconds dead over 100 yards, whilst Fagot covered his distance in 33 2/5,
Kesulta
LADIES TENNIS. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY.
INTERPORT CRICKET TRIAL
NEWCOMERS NOT GIVEN CHANCE
DUCKITT PROVES HIS WORTH
(By "Cover Point") Once again the Interport cricket trial turned out a com- parativo failure.
'HARRISON WINS.
CHINA AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP,
Shanghai, Oct. 22.
1. "W. Harrison, the haldar, to-day won the China Amateur Golf Cham- pionship with an aggregate of 305.
The runner-up. A. R. Blinko, of Shanghai, had an aggregate of 306-Reuter.
INGRENNSLA RÉSIDENTEEN ALBERT İLKELAITLENTERAAPIA MENO KID
AND HELP LINCOLNS TO WIN
AFTERNOON OF BLUNDERS
RIDLEY'S TOUCH OF GENIUS
(By "Veritas"),
The Lincolns thoroughly deserved to win on Saturday because of the deplorable dis- play of shooting by the Club forwards.
Harsh, maybe, but then so Club treated their chances in front of goal.
on the right wing, where Baldry was not unduly worried by Duncan, whose positioning was all. that it might have been.
The Harper of Local Football
Back farther, one found a bril Hlaut spoller in Betts, a pair of defermined backs in Turner and Roden, and the safest pair of hands in local football in Heath. "Harper" he has been nick- named by the crowd, and this isn't doing the old. Blackburn Kovers International so much Injustice!
to the crease by the bowlers, with the result that several players who were invited to play in the trial to test their skill were not on view. Saturday's match did practi- By these I refer to those players cally nothing beyond indicating from Craigengower and the Uni- that E. R. Duckitt is safe for a versity who should have been tried was the manner in which the only day, that so far as the for place, in the teams against Carly on. A. M. Rodrigues, the Univeralty captain, who performed Malaya and Shanghai.
do well last season, was caught at Duckitt has time and again offset short leg without scoring off Good- Inteding Competitors are remind his disadvantage in height, by por-win, but it must be said for him ed that entries for the Ladies severance and determination in that the light was far from good. singics and doubles tennis cham-wearing down opening bowlers. Another bateman E. Zimmern, the pionships, close on the evening of He takes no risks, is content with captain of Craigengower, was also October 25.
keeping his end up, and punishes not on view. He only faced a fow Entries should be sent to Major loose balls very strongly. His balls, before stumps were drawn, Lochner, Tenals Secretary, United principal scoring shot is a beauti-while R. Lee and W. Hung were Services Recreation Club, Kowloon,] with entrance fees, Le. Four Dollars ful cut through point, with which both without batting chances.
he more or less always reaches the cach per event.
boundary.
On Saturday he was in his cle-
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Turning to the Club, one can wards were concerned it was day when they could do nothing right. Continually, they would This game was just full of develop fine attacking movements paradoxes; the sort that make the within ten yards of goal, then ruin winners exclaim "Good Heavens! avorything by hasty and India How did we do it?", and the losers criminate, shooting..
Howo and Strange seemed to to put in their resignations to the committee.
forget the rudimentary principle On Friday I asked "Can the of shooting with the too of the Lincolns show enough consistency boot pointing to the ground to warrant a bid for the chum- Instead they got underneath the pionship?" The answer, supplied ball as though they were convert- against the Club, was certainly ing rugby tries.
It was extremely disheartening not in the affirmative.
That they were never any better for the rest of the team, who part were playing second "addle did they give pride of place to should be sufficient to justify this facsse. Occasionally Syd Strange
Men's Half Milo.-1, W. Butt; 2, R. LAWN TENNIS TITLE. ment, and not deterred by the nas-trial matches, I think that these than the losers, and for the most worked like trojans. Not always
Time:
Maynard; 3, L. Roan Perpus G niin, sees, 2nd 5-
GO
Jean Borotra Wins Final
At Queen's Club.
assertion.
WRONG POLICY. In view of the fact that these are ty blow which his opening partner unlucky batsmen should be sent Munn received he continued to play in carly, in pince of some of those the bowling in a confident manner, who are already certain of their
and his assistante were drivan to: and was only guilty of a bad stroko places in the team. Of course, it
desperate straits to keep the goal when ten minutes before the draw can be said that as there are only Team of Parts
intact, and frankly the Lincolns In the British covered courts cham- ing of stumps he rushed out to three trials before the first Inter-
Against the Club the Lincolna scored their goals through the de-. plonship final at Queen's Club, Jean meet Goodwin, missed and was
port regular batsmen should
a chance of play-ware a team of parts. There was fenco collapsing. bo given of Franco beat H. W. smartly stumped by Dunkley. His
Nevertheless the balance of play Borotra
ing the bowling, but this a definite tendency on the part of does not afternoon, and I should not at all
mean that 1-3, 0-4--Reuter.
a the defence to crack up under was distinctly held by the civil "Bunny") Austin by 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, innings was by far the best of the
Local Tournament,
London, Oct. 21,
Ladies 100 yards-1, Miss D. The ladica event, was another excit lunt; 2, Mias M. da Rozn; 3. Mrs. Ing display. Miss Doris Hunt took J. MacMahon. Time: 52 2/5 8CCA.
Boys' 100 yards.-1, N. Ice; 2, 11. an early lond, but was seriously chal- Lenged by Miss Betty Peston! at the Gutierrez; 2, A, K. Rumjahn. Time: half way stage. Miss Pestonji was
Men's 100 yards.-1, W. Bult; 2, safe for second place, when she foll off board a few yards from the Antah E. Faget; 3, W. Lawrence, Time: and did not trouble to ramount. Sho 34 4/5 secs.
Ladies' 440 yards relay. Mrs. J. therefore had to forfeit her position
E. C. Fincher and Miss O. Dalziel. De surprised to see him opening for bateman, who is almost sure of his strain, and a new type of in-lans, and ordinary accuracy' to Miss Maria da Reza, the holder of MacMahon, Miss B. Pestonji, Miss M.
da Roza and Miss D., Hunt. against Malaya in a fort
the title.
The time for this race was 62 1/5 acconds, which was 7 3/5 seconds better than the figures established Inst August.
The boys race was a hotly contested affair, with Norman Leo. literally fighting his way through to win over the last 15 yards.
* min. 32 secs,
ford Smith by 6-2, 6-3 in the Mixed Men's 400 yards relay. Butt, Law-Doubles Lawn Tennis Championship, once, Baynard and Pagot. Time.-2
min. 23 secs.
'Glasgow, Oct. 22.
The Women's International Hockey The most disappointing feature confeat here to-day was won by of the men's 100 yards was the Scotland, who defeated America by comparatively poor thines returned, five goals to four after a thrilling and Although all competitors Anished keenly fought match-Router.
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Forwards
scored about twenty runs. As is which hardly deserved to reap defeat of the Lincolns.. always the case these batsmen are them three goals.
Perhaps the most amazing painfully slow, and take a long time to get set, with the result transformation was to be seen in that the following batsmen have to the half back line, which, with the open out in order a give every-exception of Betts, played. a
sluggish uninspired type of font- Without ball. The Cork, who the previous week held the Borderers inside failed to repeat anything like the forwards in the palm of his hand same success against Howe and his colleagues, willst Bickford in- variably had a trick too many for Dudley.
BATSMEN. TIED DOWN. Munn, who opened with Duckitt received a nasty blow off the very first ball he faced from Frank Goodwin. The ball was pitched body a chance. very short and rose up sharply. The Selectors, I think are going Munn might have avolded it, but to be faced with a difficult problem at the back of the left ear. He in all fairness to the players if they turned his face away and was hit of choosing a team, and it will be collapsed, and Professor Gerrard were to consider their merits on rushed out and rendered assistanco. the two trials and not their past
Batemen were again tied down reputation.
FLASHES FROM THE LOCAL SPORTSFIELDS
NAUGHTY-CAL-FORM:-GOUGH BEATS. OLD CLUBMATES: UNFORTUNATE KOWLOON DOCKS: HOCKEY
(By "Veritas").
The Club one week; lose to St. HOSE Navy are the limit! Beat
Joseph's the next; then upset all calculations by taking points from the Athletic. Form which one might pardonably describo as being some- what "naughty-cal."
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BUT there was some nighty good football in this game of nine goals. It is to the credit of the Athletic that when three goals in arrears they played better than ever. That Navy defonco performed some herculean Teats in keeping out of the energetic Chinese forwards:
顱
THIRD Division football seems to
be developing the more bolater. ous characteristics of the game. Only last week H; Bux of the Radio was suspended for rough play and un Saturday two Chinese players were given marching orders in the South China Radio encounter.
RUGBY.
Yes! Those Club forwards' certainly had the upper hand; but their shooting! Over the bar, past the posts; across the goal. Anywhere but the right place. Admittedly Heath saved one "cert" and Dominy, in the first half, had atrocious luck with a long shot which hit the upright, rebound on to Heath and over the line for a corner.
Golden Chances
But in addition to these in- cidenta, Howe and his men had
A Shot
WHY KOWLOON LOST
[By "Wanderer.”[" St. Joseph's 1-Kowloon 0.
in
the
St. Joseph's spent the last twenty minutes in a desperate back to the wall struggle to retain the goal lead they had luckily, established in the first” half, and though their defence is to be congratulated on emerging successfully through the gruelling, they must ac-
HOW THEY STAND IN THE TABLES
Lincoln Regt.
FOLLOWERS of Aoccer's slator codo St. Joseph's enjoyed the first match of the B. Navy. season on the Club ground when the H.K, Club
South China Club XV met and defeated the Navy, H.K, Police
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DIVISION I.
Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 4 4 0 0 11 2 8
3 2 0 1 12 10 4 33 0.0736 4 4 2 0 2 10 11
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FERGUSON played spectacular S.W. Borderore 2
rugby for the Club, scoring a Athletic
Kowloon
2 10 8 4
DIVISION II.
Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.. S.W. Borderers 4 3 0 1 18 10 6.
H.K. Club... 4 2 0 218 104 Athletic 3 2.0 1874, Young Indians 8 2 0 1.10 10 Lincoln Regt. 2.0 2 N. Navy 1
South China, 23-0 0.8 24
Kowloon ...
2 RA***
15 2
3 0 0 3 8
DIVISION(IL
.Tho couple of "dream" tries.
R. A. young school teacher from North of U Ping-ming and Au Kin-fung
Recreto Tweed has developed into one of bination in, scoring couple of
the leading three-quarters in local goals. Au Ping-ming boored the
rigger. It looks as though ho in Athletic's first from a shot by his going to fulfil all of last year's throo golden opportunities in the .W. Borderen
off tho
first half and an equal number South China.. colleague which rebounded
promise. cross-bar, and ho returned the com-
In the second which they just Recrolo
FAC pliment a little late by hitting the HEN it came to the acrums it was throw away as though goals word upright, from which Au Kin-fung Wa case of history repeating itself. anathema to them.
notted...
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The Navy had things practically all their own way. But the Civilians CENTIMENT plays a very small counter-balanced this by enjoying the part in football, which was why pull in the loose and some praise- Gougle, the old Artillery forward worthy heeling brought its own mado no effort to stop himself from roward. scoring what proved to be the winning goal against his old Club THE Club must not put too much on Saturday.
Tin store by this initial success. The Navy were not fully representa INCIDENTALLY the Polico wore tive of the strength of the Chinn full value for their points, and Fleet. In fact, with the return of the the Artillery havo still to solve a big Eagle, the Navy can be expected to problem. The weakness is still up havon very big say in the Triangular forward. In this case, however, the Tournament, Gunnora were handicapped by boing
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Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
2 | Lincoln Rég. 4-4-00 14 -1 -8 4 400 234-8
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Yet in spite of this, the was in a state of continual excite Radio ment. The Lincolns, although University completely outplayed in the mid- flold, were willing to contest every inch, and up forward, the per- severance of Ridley, Higgins and fcGuinness were notable features of the exchanges.
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count themselves fortunate to have gained both points. Much of the tinto they were kicking Ridley is the most entertaining into touch, in efforts to check tho forward I have seen this season. Kowloon forwarda, who discovered There is a touch of genius in lots virility in attack too late to prove of his movements. Now and gain effective. M ho cuts across from left to right, through only to be brought down
On one occasion Lawis w
right throwing the opposition into a from behind. Elliott, whose shooting state of confusion, then calmly throughout the game was astonishing-- RAIGENGOVER can count them pases the ball to an unmarkedly below standard, missed the rasuli
selves both rather lucky and and, favourably placed colleague.ant penalty. Two minutes later, rather deserving to win the Spoy The cleverness of this is that ho Blake flashed a contre by Lewis Into Royal Cup from Kowloon Dock,
doesn't try it too often, so that he the not, only to hear the whistle TWO goals up, fifteen minutes to
go, and the game virtually in error of judgment on the part invariably manages to catch the for offside against Elliott-
THE FIRST SIGN/ their pockets, the Club reserves A of Lapsley was the turning point defence unawares.
The whole trend of the game might suffered an experience against the in the game, converting Kowloon Yet Ridley found much of his Lincolns which, if repeated in the Dock's lead of one at the 10th, to a fine constructive work nulilfvd. near future, might be sufficient to deficit of four on the 20th, Hocquard, for instance, was com- have been altered but for the first |slan that it was not their lucky day plotely enslaved by Robertson, in the first few minuter, when Blake destroy their morals for the rest
forced at the last minuto to bring in LAWN BOWLS. Edmunds who had just finished a gruelling second division match, whilat Seal was a sick man on tho loft wing.
of the
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BUT prior to that the Dock had both wh treat gained and lost a winning load. too, paid close and successful.at the helpless goalkeeper on the knees WITHOUT the slightest warning Wthe civilians defence went to At one stage the losers were actually tention to McGuiness, and Syd, and rebounded to the pleces and the Lincolns piled on three sight shots ahead, and then Omar Strange was a match for Higgins, ut Ellott kicked over the top, dy
The Lincolns might have caused the balli T
(Continued on Page 0 goals to record the most sensational' came along with a characteristic saver,
(Continued on Page 9.). Ja lot more trouble by concentrat win of the afternoon,
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